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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Messner find to be comical and an unnecessary waste of strength as he was climbing Everest in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) Stopping to relieve himself.
(b) Stopping to write in his diary.
(c) Stopping to cook soup.
(d) Stopping to photograph himself.

2. When Messner and Nena were reunited on the glacier, what was Messner's reaction?
(a) He weeps.
(b) He sings.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He shouts.

3. Where did Messner want to travel to in celebration of his 36th birthday?
(a) Nepal.
(b) South Tyrol.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Bonatti.

4. How long did Messner need to recover after descending from the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

5. While Messner studied the North Col through his binoculars and planned his next objective in the North Col chapter, where were Cheng and Tsao?
(a) At the midway camp.
(b) At the base camp.
(c) In Lhasa.
(d) In Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?

2. When the jeep finally arrived, where did the team travel to first in the Rongbuk chapter?

3. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?

4. What was the Potala that Messner spied sitting on the Marpori in the Tibet chapter?i

5. As Messner passed 8000 meters, how many paces was he taking between rest breaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Messner began his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, suddenly reaching the summit was not important to him. Explain why reaching the summit lost its importance.

2. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, why would an attempt to preplan his solo climb be madness?

3. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Nena write that her big mistake of the night was?

4. In the Tibetan chapter, what three topics did the interpreter assigned to Messner and Nena continually ask about?

5. How did Messner react in the Chomolungma chapter when he escaped the crevasse alive?

6. In the Tibet chapter, what was Nena's egotistical reason for not wanting Messner to take the walkie-talkie with him for his summit attempt?

7. As Messner studied the North Col, what did he hope would hold true based on the sixteen year weather cycle?

8. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?

9. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?

10. As the expedition rested at the start of the East Rongbuk Glacier in the North Col chapter, Nena wrote in her diary that she was disillusioned with humanity. Why?

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